The injustice of "bridge class" time limits during periods of fiscal crisis (and of restricted hiring / promotion) has been an issue crying out for resolution. While it has been very difficult to address this in MOU bargaining, there is now the prospect of some relief. Item 10 on the May 10th Civil Service Commission [...]
M.O.U. Ratification Election Results: MOU YES NO BLANKS/VOIDS TOTAL 1 517 255 1 773 19 83 21 0 104 20 357 119 0 476 21 280 102 1 383 Total 1,237 497 2 1736 Certification of Election American Arbitration Association, Administrator
EAA Brothers and Sisters, We remind you that completed ballots for this Ratification Election must be received by the morning of Thursday, May 3, 2012. Please take time to review your ballot packet and VOTE. Let your voice be heard in this very important election. Also, BEWARE: there is a loud, but isolated, voice “campaigning” to convince you [...]
In case you have not checked the EAA Calendar on this page, there are Membership meetings scheduled the week of 04/23 for presentation of the Tentative Agreement for our successor MOU’s [ballots were mailed on Thursday, April 18th]. All meetings will start at 11:30 AM and should end at approximately 12:30 PM. Monday 04/23 [...]
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) mailed out Ratification ballots to all voluntary dues-paying EAA members WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012. Ballot packets include: Cover letter from EAA Board of Governors Tentative Agreement Summary (both documents available via this link) Proposed amended MOU language for your respective MOU. Your Board is recommending a YES VOTE; this offer [...]
In case you have not checked the EAA Calendar on this page, there are Membership meetings scheduled the week of 04/16 for presentation of the Tentative Agreement for our successor MOU’s [ballots to be mailed on April 18th]. All meetings are to start at 11:30 AM and should end at approximately 12:30 PM. Monday 04/16 [...]
We have been informed that the EERC approved a Tentative Agreement with EAA for our successor MOU’s at its April 10th meeting. Board President Melissa Popovic, Board Secretary Karen Rodriguez, and Interim ED Michael Davies had addressed the EERC earlier, at that same meeting. Final detailed MOU language is being refined at this time in [...]
Late Thursday (April 5th), your EAA Bargaining Team was able to settle with the CAO on the major issues in our successor MOU’s – and the outline of the proposal was initialed by both sides in the presence of the Mediator, Tony Butka. Some MOU-specific issues remain to be fully settled. The “major issues” proposal [...]
A Bargaining / Mediation session was conducted on Friday morning, March 30th, with the assigned Mediator in attendance. During the 3-hour morning session, two alternative proposals regarding the major economic issues (COLA's / additional LACERS contribution / healthcare premium contribution / cessation of furloughs) were thoroughly reviewed. A settlement proposal has emerged, with a clear [...]
The EAA bargaining Team met with CAO representatives on Thursday, March 22nd under the auspices of the assigned Mediator. The focus of the bargaining / mediation session was enhancement of the "upside" (through COLA and other potential means) to counterbalance the concessions already made in previous bargaining. We are also attempting to salvage as many [...]
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